Total Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Santley Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 213th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Santley Street (SW4 7QA) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Santley Street (SW4 7QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bucknell Close, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Santley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beta Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Santley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allardyce Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Bythorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintern Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hubert Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andalus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andalus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raeburn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Hubert Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hubert Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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